Peter Erskine, John Taylor and Palle Danielsson box set out now on ECM

ECM Records has released As It Was, a 4-CD box set reprising the works recorded for the label by drummer and composer Peter Erskine’s trio with pianist John Taylor and bassist Palle Danielsson between 1992 and 1997.

The box-set features the four albums recorded by the trio between 1992 and 1997: You Never Know (1992), Time Being (1993), As It Is (1995), and Juni (1997). It is the newest addition to ECM’s “Old and New Masters Series,” which highlights previously released albums from the label’s catalog.

Speaking about his trio mates, Erskine said “We drew out our most explorative and interesting playing from each other. Without trying to be, we were a truly unique group. I’ve heard nothing like it before or since.”